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Webster 1913 Edition

Megalonyx

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Megˊa-lon′yx

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Noun.

[NL., from Gr.

μέγας

,

μεγάλη

, great +

ὄνυξ

claw.]

(Paleon.)

An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Megalonyx

MEGALON'YX

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Noun.

[Gr. great, and a nail.] An animal now extinct, whose bones have been found in Virginia.

Definition 2024

megalonyx

megalonyx

English

Noun

megalonyx ‎(plural megalonyxes)

(paleontology) An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.